Top Birds at Lake Benson in October
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA
based on 28 checklists
This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Lake Benson in October. The difference in probability relative to other nearby locations is also shown, to highlight which birds are particularly likely to be found (or not found) at this specific location. The chart shows how many distinct species have historically been observed at this location for each month of the year.
| Rank | Info | Pics | Species | Entire Region | This Location | Difference | Relative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tufted Titmouse | 65.3% | 89.3% | 24.0% | 1.4x | |||
| 2 | Carolina Wren | 75.2% | 82.1% | 6.9% | 1.1x | |||
| 3 | Carolina Chickadee | 71.0% | 82.1% | 11.2% | 1.2x | |||
| 4 | Northern Cardinal | 72.2% | 78.6% | 6.4% | 1.1x | |||
| 5 | Red-bellied Woodpecker | 68.9% | 78.6% | 9.7% | 1.1x | |||
| 6 | Eastern Bluebird | 53.7% | 75.0% | 21.3% | 1.4x | |||
| 7 | American Crow | 68.3% | 71.4% | 3.1% | 1.0x | |||
| 8 | Blue Jay | 70.7% | 64.3% | 6.4% | 0.9x | |||
| 9 | Chipping Sparrow | 22.6% | 64.3% | 41.7% | 2.8x | |||
| 10 | Downy Woodpecker | 57.5% | 60.7% | 3.2% | 1.1x | |||
| 11 | Eastern Phoebe | 53.9% | 60.7% | 6.8% | 1.1x | |||
| 12 | Northern Mockingbird | 42.8% | 60.7% | 17.9% | 1.4x | |||
| 13 | Canada Goose | 25.8% | 60.7% | 34.9% | 2.4x | |||
| 14 | Northern Flicker | 54.9% | 57.1% | 2.3% | 1.0x | |||
| 15 | Brown-headed Nuthatch | 36.9% | 57.1% | 20.2% | 1.5x | |||
| 16 | Great Blue Heron | 42.8% | 53.6% | 10.7% | 1.3x | |||
| 17 | Pine Warbler | 35.1% | 53.6% | 18.4% | 1.5x | |||
| 18 | Yellow-rumped Warbler | 32.7% | 53.6% | 20.9% | 1.6x | |||
| 19 | Ruby-crowned Kinglet | 32.6% | 53.6% | 21.0% | 1.6x | |||
| 20 | Mallard | 22.2% | 53.6% | 31.4% | 2.4x | |||
| 21 | Belted Kingfisher | 29.8% | 50.0% | 20.2% | 1.7x | |||
| 22 | American Robin | 35.7% | 46.4% | 10.7% | 1.3x | |||
| 23 | Mute Swan | 0.3% | 46.4% | 46.1% | 145.8x | |||
| 24 | White-breasted Nuthatch | 35.5% | 42.9% | 7.4% | 1.2x | |||
| 25 | Red-shouldered Hawk | 35.4% | 42.9% | 7.5% | 1.2x | |||
| 26 | Brown Thrasher | 32.4% | 39.3% | 6.9% | 1.2x | |||
| 27 | Killdeer | 23.3% | 39.3% | 15.9% | 1.7x | |||
| 28 | Brown-headed Cowbird | 8.8% | 39.3% | 30.4% | 4.4x | |||
| 29 | House Finch | 29.1% | 32.1% | 3.1% | 1.1x | |||
| 30 | Northern Parula | 21.5% | 32.1% | 10.6% | 1.5x | |||
| 31 | Fish Crow | 17.6% | 32.1% | 14.6% | 1.8x | |||
| 32 | Great Egret | 15.6% | 32.1% | 16.5% | 2.1x | |||
| 33 | Black-and-white Warbler | 12.6% | 32.1% | 19.5% | 2.5x | |||
| 34 | Turkey Vulture | 43.8% | 28.6% | 15.2% | 0.7x | |||
| 35 | Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | 18.6% | 28.6% | 10.0% | 1.5x | |||
| 36 | Bald Eagle | 15.2% | 28.6% | 13.4% | 1.9x | |||
| 37 | Golden-crowned Kinglet | 15.0% | 28.6% | 13.6% | 1.9x | |||
| 38 | American Goldfinch | 33.5% | 25.0% | 8.5% | 0.7x | |||
| 39 | Pileated Woodpecker | 22.1% | 25.0% | 2.9% | 1.1x | |||
| 40 | European Starling | 13.6% | 25.0% | 11.4% | 1.8x | |||
| 41 | Pied-billed Grebe | 7.4% | 25.0% | 17.6% | 3.4x | |||
| 42 | Eastern Towhee | 37.7% | 21.4% | 16.2% | 0.6x | |||
| 43 | White-throated Sparrow | 23.9% | 21.4% | 2.5% | 0.9x | |||
| 44 | Double-crested Cormorant | 20.3% | 17.9% | 2.4% | 0.9x | |||
| 45 | Common Grackle | 14.1% | 17.9% | 3.8% | 1.3x | |||
| 46 | Song Sparrow | 34.9% | 14.3% | 20.6% | 0.4x | |||
| 47 | Hairy Woodpecker | 15.1% | 14.3% | 0.8% | 0.9x | |||
| 48 | Cape May Warbler | 12.9% | 14.3% | 1.3% | 1.1x | |||
| 49 | Blackpoll Warbler | 6.0% | 14.3% | 8.2% | 2.4x | |||
| 50 | Pine Siskin | 2.5% | 14.3% | 11.8% | 5.7x | |||
| 51 | American Redstart | 16.2% | 10.7% | 5.4% | 0.7x | |||
| 52 | Black-throated Blue Warbler | 13.2% | 10.7% | 2.4% | 0.8x | |||
| 53 | Magnolia Warbler | 12.1% | 10.7% | 1.4% | 0.9x | |||
| 54 | Osprey | 7.4% | 10.7% | 3.3% | 1.5x | |||
| 55 | Ruddy Duck | 3.4% | 10.7% | 7.3% | 3.2x | |||
| 56 | Tennessee Warbler | 3.3% | 10.7% | 7.4% | 3.2x | |||
| 57 | Mourning Dove | 28.4% | 7.1% | 21.2% | 0.3x | |||
| 58 | Black Vulture | 21.8% | 7.1% | 14.6% | 0.3x | |||
| 59 | Eastern Wood-Pewee | 13.6% | 7.1% | 6.5% | 0.5x | |||
| 60 | Chimney Swift | 12.3% | 7.1% | 5.1% | 0.6x | |||
| 61 | House Wren | 8.1% | 7.1% | 0.9% | 0.9x | |||
| 62 | Red-winged Blackbird | 7.9% | 7.1% | 0.7% | 0.9x | |||
| 63 | Cooper's Hawk | 7.7% | 7.1% | 0.6% | 0.9x | |||
| 64 | Cedar Waxwing | 6.7% | 7.1% | 0.5% | 1.1x | |||
| 65 | Wood Duck | 5.9% | 7.1% | 1.3% | 1.2x | |||
| 66 | Hermit Thrush | 3.9% | 7.1% | 3.3% | 1.9x | |||
| 67 | Bay-breasted Warbler | 2.6% | 7.1% | 4.5% | 2.7x | |||
| 68 | Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | 2.5% | 7.1% | 4.7% | 2.9x | |||
| 69 | Palm Warbler | 17.2% | 3.6% | 13.6% | 0.2x | |||
| 70 | Red-headed Woodpecker | 13.5% | 3.6% | 10.0% | 0.3x | |||
| 71 | Rose-breasted Grosbeak | 5.7% | 3.6% | 2.1% | 0.6x | |||
| 72 | Red-breasted Nuthatch | 5.4% | 3.6% | 1.9% | 0.7x | |||
| 73 | Black-throated Green Warbler | 5.3% | 3.6% | 1.7% | 0.7x | |||
| 74 | Winter Wren | 5.1% | 3.6% | 1.5% | 0.7x | |||
| 75 | Field Sparrow | 5.0% | 3.6% | 1.4% | 0.7x | |||
| 76 | Barred Owl | 4.1% | 3.6% | 0.6% | 0.9x | |||
| 77 | Blue-headed Vireo | 3.5% | 3.6% | 0.0% | 1.0x | |||
| 78 | Blackburnian Warbler | 2.8% | 3.6% | 0.8% | 1.3x | |||
| 79 | Dark-eyed Junco | 2.3% | 3.6% | 1.3% | 1.6x | |||
| 80 | American Coot | 1.7% | 3.6% | 1.9% | 2.1x | |||
| 81 | Merlin | 1.1% | 3.6% | 2.5% | 3.3x | |||
| 82 | Yellow Warbler | 1.0% | 3.6% | 2.6% | 3.5x | |||
| 83 | Horned Grebe | 0.6% | 3.6% | 3.0% | 6.3x | |||
| 84 | Rusty Blackbird | 0.5% | 3.6% | 3.0% | 6.5x | |||
| 85 | Sharp-shinned/Cooper's Hawk | 0.2% | 3.6% | 3.3% | 14.8x |